Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection due to a clear and unmistakable error in the October 1981 rating decision continuing denial of service connection for transverse myelitis. The evidence at that time did not support reopening the claim based on new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left arm neuropathy and hypertension, as well as his requests for increased evaluations. The decision found that the veteran's current conditions were not related to his service-connected conditions.

The VA denied the claim that the veteran's service-connected conditions contributed to his death. The Board found no evidence linking any of the veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his hearing loss and tinnitus, to his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus with peripheral neuropathy and for reopening his claim of entitlement to service connection for a right eye disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for multiple joint arthritis and peripheral neuropathy as secondary to a service-connected disability, finding that there was no evidence of diagnosis or treatment in service or within one year after service. The Board also found that current conditions were not related to any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted a rating of 30 percent for each foot, effective January 12, 2002.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sarcoidosis and peripheral neuropathy, as well as an increased evaluation for his right iliac crest fracture. The decision also noted that the veteran's claim of metal staples in his chest was referred to the RO.

The veteran's PTSD is service connected, and his peripheral neuropathy is also granted as secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board dismissed all eight issues due to the veteran's failure to appeal them.

The veteran is granted service connection for irritable colon condition with gastroesophageal reflux starting from May 17, 1991. The effective date of the grant of a 30 percent disability rating for this condition is set at May 17, 1991.

The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability is denied as the effective date cannot be earlier than May 8, 1997 due to the one-year rule and his service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for acute or subacute peripheral neuropathy and chloracne as secondary to Agent Orange exposure, finding no clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy as secondary to exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange. The evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's current condition and his military service or any exposure to herbicides.

The Board finds that the veteran's residuals of a right shoulder injury are properly rated at a 30 percent rating, as his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran meets the criteria for a 60 percent disability rating for her lower back disorder, which includes intervertebral disc syndrome.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected residuals of shell fragment wounds to both his left hand and leg, finding that the evidence did not support ratings higher than the current 30 percent and 10 percent evaluations.

The veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection were denied. The Board found that the left ankle disability did not warrant a higher rating, and there was no evidence of a left leg disorder or spine/psychiatric disorders related to service.

The Board denied both claims: entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for discoid lupus erythematosus and service connection for the residuals of a right ankle injury. The veteran's claim for these conditions was not supported by sufficient evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's SLE with axonal neuropathy and neurogenic bowel and bladder was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board found that the veteran's disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent, and thus denied his claim.